Awning



July 6 1926.

1,591,339 E. STAEHELIN:

AwNING v Filed Dec. 50, 1921 2 Sheets-'shut 2 the drawings'Fig.\livisfalperspectivey Y.Patented .lilly y 6, 1926.

EMIL STAEHELIN, on cHi'cAG Y ILIliNoIs-As f COMPANY, oncmcAGdiLLiNoIs,AcoRPoRATIoNfor ILLINOIS.

AWNma.V a f i -V filed December-20., 1921. HSeriaIKNo. *i

kThis invention relatesr to iinprovementsfin awnings andparticularlyyto those in which a portion of the fabricis held parallel to fthe 'window whenthej awning ,is in use, while,f another port1oni1sfheldjat an angle tothe improvement. This patent .'discloseS.`

'ratchet rack fixed to the windowsillfor ad justing the angle of, elevation of. fthe awn-Vy ing. One of the obj'ectsvof my-,present Vinwfvention is to'obviatfe the,` necessity .ofcon-l necting thisrackto thewindowsilljso as to simplify.` lthe .installation of ithe .awning by making thefralnework substantially .self-M contained. y Another object is -to ybe yableto more definitely andy dependably' operate the'. awning.A Other objects of the invention will be apparent companying drawings and ,theA Vjlollowng1de,- scription thereof. f f

view of Van awning and the supporting frame thereof ixedjto a-window-sill, the awning,

and frame" embodying the features of my in'- vention; Fig. 2 is anenlargedside eleva# tionofthelower portionof the yawning and frame in the normal4 positions Fig. 3 4isa side ,elevation of ,the same with the awningV and frame elevated to the closedposition so.

that the awningis substantially, removedl from the lfront of the Vwind'owg'ig. :4 isan enlarged perspective lView cfa ratchet Yrack used to adjustablyposition the awning;` and Fig. 5l isal materially enlarged. sectional view along th'e'linef` of Fig 2.

2 'The awning, as .shownby thedrawings herein, isfixed to the .window-sill, 10,by. means ofV a framework which is supported4 to the sill by brackets 11 and guide rods 12, one end of each of the rods being fixed to the sill,.and.tlie other end passing throughV openl ings inthelugs 13 of the bracket.- lSlidably and rotatably mounted `on the ,rodv 12 are membersv 14 Vand 15y connectedbyffa link 38.' Allof thesevawning supporting means arel a duplicated on theftwo vertical Q sidesV of jtheulj.

window. Th ,Unitedl States-Patent No. 1, v 250,239, granted tomefDec. 18 1917, illus-d trates and describes an 1awning of this '1 nature, on which my present invention ,is an rorna consideration ofthek ac' window-sill.y -16-is pivoted IGNoR 'ro/SHURLOX AWNING &} SHADE ner end toeaclrofthe members 15., and the..

normallyextends upwardly and towardsthe thel brackets 2() .to kthe1window-sill,Q The fab;` l

ro then passesnpwardly and is sfixedtdea;

roller-bar, 21 which is pivontehbyy meansy ofVv brackets 22, toV the window-sill; 'A reel-23k is fixed'to andconcentricwith one, end `of the. y

roller-barf21'; and an 'operating cordl24" Y wound around the reel.23"a-suiiicientnumf A ber Iof times; and `thenr'passes downwardly.'k

The weight of: the bars 16;'and1 the awning may be thus maintained"att any*desiredposi-V tion. Anysuitable meansina'ygbe usellv for.

holding the lower end ofthe,oord@` Ijpfrefervf l to pass it arounda pulley 25supported jby.

a ,bracket 26, and then toa VcleatfA :about which the cord' may bewrapped. IV also .providejmeans for firmly holding each,l of the"barsf116 .against upward Inove-` ment. i link 27 having one endpivoted tothe member 14 and the lother end having a pin" 28 fixed thereto which is'adapted to coact with the teeth 2 9vfiXed tol the bark 16; llVhentheA bars 16 arein the position :shown-by Figs.

Each "of ythese ymeans comprises a.

l 18wi1l tend'to rotate the reel-rand wind upj Y, e the cord,butiftl1e cord isfiXed'byitslower- 'p end the ,awningA willv remainsupported,and ,l Y

so 'Y l and` 2, it is obviousthat vthe ends of,v the bars 16 cannot be revolvedupwardly.;hence, by pulling tightly ion the cord 24, vthe' aWn-.. *l ing `will be stretclnjed firmly place, and the V, Y I 16' will depend upon the particular notch 29 with which they particular anglevr of thev bar ln order to sultably'operate the barsi`16 to adjust the position of the awning, or toy remove it entirely from yinfront of the Vwindow, I provide,v I'ne'ansflforY .removing the pins 28 out from coaction y'with the teeth 2 9, so`- that the outer ends ofthe bars 16 inayfbe erle-y vated. These means comprisefa guardBO pivoted at the pointBlY to.each"of the arms, 1 the guard extending over the 1.:teeth'of the.

the awning and the outer ends Vof the bars 16, by virtue. of gravity, are lowered, Yand Y the pins'28 move' inwardly on the bars 16.

When the inner notch of the ratchet is reachedthe upper edges of each arm, coacting as a cam, cause the pinQS to-elevate the inner end of the guard so that the-'pin passes downonto theportioii 32 (Fig. 2);.0f

upwardly,the pin 28 slides outwardly and passes onto, instead of beneath1 theguard 30.l As the outer end of the arm 16'is retical, as `indicated iii Fig; 3, and' the outer" eiidofthearm 16 will'havepassed under *Y u thestay'rod 19. "Iffthe operatory then continues vto tpull on the cord 24,v theVV awning '18,

volved towards the vertical position the Vpin 28 :will'pass outwardly along the housing V3() until @the recess 83,*in the guard is reached, when thefpin will drop into the de-`V 1 pression 34, inthe bar -16;'and, as the bar is turned still further, the pin. will pass underj vthe flange -of thevguard. lf properly designed-,ftheiarm Il6will tlienbeinearly verqbeingiixed tothe .upper ends ofthebars 16, will f, pull bthese`-bars upwardly, with the members 14 and 15 sliding v-oiil the rods 212,

this -wi-ll continue until the lower end of" 'i fthe vgawi'iimg; substantially )reaches V"the I roller- V"-barl21;."ai'i`d, hence, is substantially` removed froinin front ofthe window. *Wien* iti-is desired to lowerthe lawning to thev normal position theV `cord '.24 '-is released from .thecle'at 37` andthe frame andawning will descend byvirtue of theforcerof grav- Yityuiitil the Amembers 15 come intocontact with thebrackets 11. YThe upper ends ofthe barsY 16, when elevated, slant outwardly slightly from vthe.window-sill, asv indicatedl 'inf Figf, as the pins 36, coming in Vcontact with-the links f 38, prevent," the'bars 16 'from reaching the'V vertical position. flrIence,` the weight 'of'v the bars-16 will cause the outer ends to move .downwardly and outwardly lfrom fthe window. his Athis occurs, thev vflanges rv35 will hold the pins 28 in the de-l pressionsl, and, jlience, the upper/ends of Vthe-links 27, will be'turiied downwardly also.

`The pinsl 28jwill' thenv continue 'Ito pass in- "wardlywalong the depression B4 andunder ythe 'guardfBO and intoA coaction` withv theV teeth29, movingfthe'guard 30 yupwardly so#` far as is necessary. vIn this manner 'the outer yends of the bars 16 may be allowed to vmove vdownwardly to any desired position,

thel ordinary positionv beingfthat vindicated iirlig.` 2, and by pulling tightly and fastening the rope the awning will be held in the Y position desired.

yIt will thusbe seen that I have yprovided a vsubstantiallyjself-contained awning frame, which' isY veasilyl installed; and one so arian'gedthat the awning may be quickly and conveniently lowered, aiidjad-justed when desired,ror raised substantially clear of the and its supports including a guide and anV outwardly swinging arm,y afbrace pivotally connectedv to said guide and extending outwardly to said arm, holding means located Y jon said arm' with which tliev'outer en drr` of the arm 16. ,.Then, as thearin v16isturned.VV

saidl brace `is normally engageable andfrom which it is disengaged by the 'lowering of -ftliearm, and means 'mounted Von said arm Y 2. The combination-ofman'awning fabric and-its supportsincludinga guide andan outwardly :swinging -arm7 am'brace pivotally connected-to said guide and entending out` wardly .tofsaid arm, holding k'means located onsaid arm with which theiouter end offsaid brace is ,normally engageable and from which;`

vit is'disengaged by the loweringof' the arm,

means vmounted on fsaidvjarm for preventing Vthe engagement of said brace and ksVaid-arm position.

3.T-he, combination with an `awning' fab-Y v ric anditssupports, including a` guide-and an outwardly Vswinging arm, *offa'zbrace pivotally connectedY-to said guide', and a VratchetjxedV to saidlarm vwithwhich the outer endV of saidV brace .engages whenthe awning is lowered, and :a movableguardad' jacent theratchetand adapted to bel dis-l placed by the brace upon the abnormal lowering of the awning, sai'dbraceescaping from "the rguard and adapted totravel upwardly along'the outer side thereof when' the awnin lowered position.

4. YThe combination of Yan V'awning fabric and its supports, including vay guide andan outwardly swinging armfof a brace l"pivoted to said guideQa ratchet fixed to saidarm with whichsaid bracel engages in thelower-k ing of the awning, a movable guard adjacent the ratchet' and "beneath-which the Zbrace" en-1` gages said ratchet and'meansfassociated with .l said arm lfordsengaging thebrace from the ratchet and displacing the'guard, said brace escaping Afrom .the `guard and being vadapted to-travel outwardly along the upper 'sideY thereof `in the raisingof the awningffrom the abnormal lowered position.

5. The combination ofv an .awning fabric and its support, including a' guide andan outwardly swinging arm, of a brace pivotally connected to said guideV by one end and with its other end 'extending outwardly along said arm, a ratchet fired to said arm with which saidbrace engages in `the lower-` ing vof the awning, a movableguard adj'aceiitj g is raised. "from its`*abnormal ist as` said arm is'beingra'ised, and -means for reengagiiig ,said brace .vl and said f when said armv has been' raised to a predeterminedv {Aitlielratchet and lbeneath' which the brace eri- Y gageswith the ratchet, and a'camvassociated y with the ratchet and guard for disengaging i the brace fromk the ratchet, and thereby dis-v placing vthe" guard, "saidbrace escaping from the Guard and beiner Aada tedv to4v travel outwardlyalong the upper side thereof in the y raising'of the awning f roin its abnormal loweredposition'.

- 6. The combination with an awning fab#V ric vand its supports, including aV guide and an outwardly swinging arm, of a Vbrace hav-Kl ing one end pivotallyf connected lwith saidV guide, and with its outer end extending ad-` jacent said arm,"a ratchet fixed V.to said arm Y' Awith which said brace engages inthe lowering of the'awning, anda pivotedl guard ad- Y jacentV the ratchet and adapted'to be displaced by the brace uponabnormallowering of the awning, said bracethu'sescaping from vthe guard and adapted to travel upwardly i A, along the outer si'de thereof in the raisingv 1 of the awning fromits abnormal position.

4facs Y 7. `The combinationwith anawning-fabric and its supports, includingV a Aguide and ian `outwardly swinging arm, of a brace pivotally connected' V'with' `said guide, a ratchet fixed to'said arm with l'which said 'Y brace engages in the loweringof the awn- Yguard and to travel outwardly along thev upper surface thereof in the raisingof the awning from its abnormal loweredposition. i l8. The combination with the awning fab- Vric and its supports, includingr'a guide andv anvoutwardly swingingy arm, of abrace piv-V r.otally associated with 4said guide by oneend, a ratchet fixed to saidarm with which the otherend of said brace engages'in the lowering of the awning, a movable guard adjacent the ratchet and beneath' which the brace. engages, anda camy associated with 'theratchet and guardforl disengaging the brace from the ratchet, and thereby swinging the guard upwardly, said brace escaping fromv the .guard and adapted to travel outwardly along y the upper side thereof .in

the raising of the awning from its abnormall lowered position.

9. Thev combination with the awning fabric and its supports, including a guidea'nd an outwardly swinging arm, of a brace pivi otally associated with said guide, by one end, 'a -ratchet fixed to said arm, a pin fixed f to the other end of saidbrace and'normally r coacting with said ratchet, a movable guard adjacent the ratchet and adaptedtofbe displaced by said pin upon abnormal lowering ofthe awning, said pin escaping from the guard and adapted to travel outwardly position. A

10. The combination with the Vawning `offtheawning from its abnormal lowered and an Voutwardly swinging. arm,l of afbrace lfabric 'audits supports, includingfa guide v having'v `one-"end pivotallyv associated with said guide and with'the other end extending 'outwardly 'along said arm, a ratchetl being pivotedto saidarmby one end,.and

the other end of Vsaid guard beingadapted tov be displaced bythe brace upon abnormal lowering of the awning, saidVb-race escaping 'from the guard and adapted to travel along Ythe upper 'side thereof'in the raising of the awningfrom its abnormal lowered position.V V'11. The combination with the Vawning fabric and vits supports, including a guide and anjoutwardly swinging arm, of. a' brace having `one' end pivotally associated with saidfguide and with itsy free end extending Valong the upper side of saidgarm, aratchet `fixed to 'the upper' sideofl said armV with fixed tosaid'arm, said braceengaging with i 'the ratchetvin theloweringof the awning,

'is and-aguardadjacentthe ratchet, the guard whichthe free end `of the said brace en?w gages.' the lowering of4v the` awning, a guard adjacent theratchet with one end piv- Voted'to lsaid.. arm and with lthe other end resting Ours-aid arm, and said brace being adjusted tofmove inwardly along said arm and between theV edgel thereof and said guard rupon abnormal lowerinof'of the arm and thus to escapefrom beneatlnv said guard and to travel upwardly along thev upper sidein vthe raising of the awning from itsl abnormal loweredposition. f

[12.The combinationv with lthe awning fabric and itsv supports, including guide` `andan outwardly swinging arm, of a brace pivotally connected with said guideby one miv ion,

end, andwith its free end extending along the upper end of said varm and adapted to coact'therewith, said brace and armhaving yother coactinggparts which.V limit the upward swingofthe arm `when the awning is raised and'keep it 0E v.a dead centere The 'combination of anawningand supporting ,means therefor, with meansfor 'normallyl holding they lower end of .said awning amaterial distance away from said j supporting means, means normally coacting I j with said holdingv meansI to prevent upwardy i c movement-of said holding means, and means mounted on said holding means for prevent# ing the coaction of said two coacting means, when said holding means is lowered and then raised.l l,

14. yThe combination of an awning and supporting means therefor, withV meansfor `normally holding the lower endofl said 'a'wn-vr ing a material distance 'awayfrom' said supporting means, means normally coacting with said holding meansv to prevent upwar along the upper sidethereof in the raising movement of said holding means, and means for preventing ythe coaetion @of Y said two co-rV acting means, when said holding meansis Y ioweredjand then raised; andotherdlneans for bringing Yseid nor1n`al=1ye0aeting means Vagain yintocmction after saidlholding'means is being viowered from Vits `raised positions 1- 15.1111 finnavning Ysupport ,an outwardly Vswinging amm, vehrace pivoted to sztidnsnpporthy itszinnerend .andwith .its outer 'end-Y.

normally c'oacti.

arm' and hracennti-l .they are nearlynenti.-v

cavi.,y 'andy :means associated with said Vprin for rotating' said brace dOvvvnwardljy when saidV arm is-1oWered. o -V "r Y.

In testimony whereof, 'I hereunto set ymy EMILA Y hand.l

with said arm, means for ,10'v revolving` upwardlynthe outer `len dso Saud` 

